Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISDeng, Ming-Dao.
Summary: For the first time in one volume—an extraordinary spiritual odyssey of the making of the Taoist master Kwan Saihung. Born into a wealthy family in a remote province of China, Kwan defies his parents' wishes and enters into the rigorous and mysterious discipline of Taoist practice. Renamed "Little Butterfly" by his Taoist masters, he survives the upheaval of the Japanese occupation, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KWAN, SAIHUNG DENDeng, Ming-Dao
Summary: When I was a boy, I didn't get specific lessons on how to live. I got stories. If I asked why I had to believe some concept, a person like my grandmother might reply with something like, "This is the true because of what happened to the Yellow Emperor," and then the story would follow. What intrigues me is that this habit hasn't changed even after China's revolution, rapid modernization,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. 2018
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Summary: "The Tao is constantly moving, the path that all life and the whole universe takes. There is nothing that is not part of it - harmonious living is to know and to move with the Tao - it is a way of life, the natural order of things, a force that flows through all life. 365 Tao is a contemporary book of meditations on what it means to be wholly a part of the Taoist way, and thus to be completely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1992
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Summary: "Tuan and his family survive bullets, a broken motor, and a leaking boat in the long days they spend at sea after fleeing Vietnam. A true story as told to the author by Tuan Ho. Includes family photographs and a historical note about the Vietnamese refugee crisis."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOSummary: John Connor is a 20-something living on the streets as a common laborer. His mother has since died, and their earlier efforts did not stop the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X, is a female and is more powerful than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI TERDennie, Devin
Summary: Provides information about rocks, minerals, and gems, describing the ways in which they are formed, their physical characteristics, and where they can be found.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Nature DennieDennie, Devin
Summary: Shares wide-ranging facts about the Earth using a question and answers format, covering such topics as the atmosphere, landforms, oceans, weather, and natural resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Documents a Danish expedition by a team of scientists to hitherto unexplored fjords in northeast Greenland, which, due to the seasonal melting of glacial ice due to global warming, are now accessible for a few weeks a year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EXP1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EXP
Clifford, Denis
Summary: Covers the basics of estate planning, including wills, trusts, and health care directives. It prepares readers to start planning their estate, with or without an attorney. The 10th edition is updated with the latest laws and tax information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.05 CLIDiderot, Denis
Summary: This book invites you to venture not only among the great names in interior design and fashion, but also into the homes of ordinary people who have cleverly arranged their living rooms with both taste and imagination--P. [5].
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Publisher / Publication Date: Filipacchi Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747.75 LIVSummary: Brings to light a new history of the Korean War; an event that still reverberates to this day. New archives in Russia, China, South Korea, and the United States will change public understanding of a critical turning point in world history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KORSummary: Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD POPSummary: "What can you find on the farm? With raised pages for little ones to touch and explore, this book is perfect for helping babies discover their world."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Highlights for Children 2019
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE FINBown, Deni.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.7 BOWBown, Deni.
Summary: At head of title: The Herb Society of America.Col. maps on lining papers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.63 BOWMather, Craig
Summary: Follows the adventures of Ratty, Badger, and Mole as they are swept up in the impulsive Toad's insatiable need for speed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2021
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY WINClifford, Denis.
Summary: "Explains what trusts are, how they work, and who should use them. The CD-ROM provides a basic living trust, basic shared living trust, and AB living trust, plus other key forms. The 10th edition contains important tax and legal updates, including changes in federal estate tax rules"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.7305 CLIKelly, Denis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Source 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.76 KELKitchen, Denis
Summary: The creator of MAD and Playboy's "Little Annie Fanny" was called "one of the most important figures in postwar America" by the New York Times. Harvey Kurtzman's groundbreaking "realistic" war comics of the early '50s and various satirical publications (MAD, Trump, Humbug, and Help!) had an immense impact on popular culture, inspiring a generation of underground cartoonists. Without Kurtzman,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2009
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Summary: The four-time Emmy-nominated comic satirist of Rescue Me presents irreverent cultural observations about how society is taking itself too seriously, in an account that shares anecdotes from his Irish-Catholic upbringing, high-pressure family life, and work as a performing artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2008